The Transmission of Knowledge in Medieval Cairo: A Social History of Islamic Education - Princeton Studies on the Near East - Jonathan Porter Berkey - Books - Princeton University Press - 9780691635521 - April 19, 2016
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The Transmission of Knowledge in Medieval Cairo: A Social History of Islamic Education - Princeton Studies on the Near East

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In rich detail Jonathan Berkey interprets the social and cultural consequences of Islam's regard for knowledge, showing how education in the Middle Ages played a central part in the religious experience of nearly all Muslims. Focusing on Cairo, which under Mamluk rule (1250-1517) was a vital intellectual center with a complex social system, the aut


252 pages, black & white illustrations

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Released April 19, 2016
ISBN13 9780691635521
Publishers Princeton University Press
Pages 252
Dimensions 152 × 229 × 16 mm   ·   510 g
Language English  

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